The Latest Breaking News from David Hoyle

Queen Camilla unveils foundation stone for £13m Westminster Abbey sacristy

Site once used by 13th-century monks will be transformed into main visitor entrance

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025

Camilla unveils foundation stone for new Westminster Abbey building

The Sacristy will house a state-of-the-art welcome, security and ticketing facilities.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Dean of Westminster says stories are being told to ‘deepen our divisions’

The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle’s comments were made as he officiated at Westminster Abbey’s annual service commemorating Anzac Day.

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025

King is relaxed ahead of ‘jaw-dropping’ coronation, dean says

The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle said Charles ‘doesn’t give the sense of being a man who’s really anxious about this’.

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith praises coronation quiche for avoiding soggy bottom

The popular television judge became one of the first people to try the coronation quiche. It came at a Big Lunch event in Westminster Abby

Wales Online · Apr 18, 2023

Body of missing man tragically found 30 miles away from home in woodland as police attempt to trace last steps

Police said they are trying to 'piece together his final movements and establish how he got from Handforth to Rawtenstall'

Manchester Evening News · Mar 8, 2023

Trees to mark 200,000 lives lost to Covid at moving Westminster Abbey service

The Trees of Life service of remembrance, conducted by The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, was a memorial to honour and remember those who served and died during the Covid pandemic

Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022

Britain says its final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, marking the end of an era

LONDON — Britain bade its final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, honoring its longest-reigning monarch with a state funeral that provided pomp in solemn circumstances, drew dignitaries from around the world and captivated a global television audience.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 19, 2022

Britain says its final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II and ‘the end of an era’

LONDON — Britain bade its final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, honoring its longest-reigning monarch with a state funeral that provided pomp in solemn circumstances, drew dignitaries from around the world and captivated a global television audience.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 19, 2022

Who will lead the Queen’s funeral? The service at Westminster Abbey

Millions of people around the world are expected to watch the Queen’s funeral

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2022